goldfields

[ gohld-feeldz ]

/ ˈgoʊldˌfildz /

any of several Californian, composite herbs of the genus Lasthenia, having yellow flowers.

Origin of goldfields

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; gold + field + -s³

Goldfields in Nevada that had been neglected because the ore was just too expensive to extract were now attractive properties.

All that Glitters Is Not Gold: Inside the New Bubble |Wendy Smith |December 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Mr. R. McLean was a wealthy sheep farmer who had originally made his money on the Australian goldfields.

Five Years in New Zealand |Robert B. Booth
Christmas on the goldfields in the last of the roaring days, in the palmy days of Gulgong and those fields.

Children of the Bush |Henry Lawson
We could, he said, agree to the surrender of a portion of our territory—the goldfields and Zwasieland, for instance.

Through Shot and Flame |J. D. Kestell.

A later use of 'sour-dough' is as a title for newly arrived miners in the Arctic goldfields of the Klondyke.

Chatterbox, 1906 |Various
He had received the proceeds in cash, as indeed is the custom of goldfields.

Nevermore |Rolf Boldrewood